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Bergsjön 14 500 inhabitant 2005

Turning point. Bergsjön 14 500 inhabitant 2005. 484 106 inhabitants of Gothenburg 2005. Social services in Bergsjön. Key words that characterize social services Collaboration Networking Early interventions Effective interventions of high quality.

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Bergsjön 14 500 inhabitant 2005

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  1. Turning point Bergsjön 14 500 inhabitant 2005 484 106 inhabitants of Gothenburg 2005

  2. Social services in Bergsjön Key words that characterize social services Collaboration Networking Early interventions Effective interventions of high quality The family services unit is responsible for investigations and interventions that concern children and young people (0-21 years of age) and their families. Our services are governed by the Swedish Social Welfare Act (SoL) and Special Provisions for the Care of Young People Act (LVU). Our work is based on seeing parents as resource and empowering them.

  3. What is Turning Point for Children through Parents? • The project is aimed at children who have been reported for a crime for the first time, first time offenders. • Participation in the project is voluntary. The project is run in collaboration with the involved parents, social services, the police, all the schools in Bergsjön and other organizations for children and adolescence.

  4. Who can we help? The target group in the project is children up to the age of 16 years living in Bergsjön who: Are at risk Have been reported to the police for a crime for the first time The parents to the children

  5. What do we do and how do we do it? • Presence during the police interrogation to find out what happened. • We maintain that early intervention at the first criminal offence often leads to reduced recidivism. • We are convinced that this method can increase the motivation of both parents and children to continue collaborating while it emphasizes the graveness of the situation. • The content of the talks depends on the family’s situation and the nature of the crime. • The purpose of the talks is to empower the parents, to give them tools to help their children, to create positive change and to provide potential to intervene in child’s destructive behaviour.

  6. “Bekymringssamtal” - which means talks that express concern The Norwegian method Money Recreation The method covers different subjects of discussions School Family and friends Excitement Self-esteem Other personal circumstances

  7. The effects of these talks • Confronting the child with their criminal act • A reaction and thoughts about the act • Future consequences of the act are made clear • The life situation of the child is mapped out • Increased awareness in the child and parents • Suggestions for new interventions

  8. Effects of Turning Point • We are convinced that the Turning Point project has given parents a broader view of their child’s life situation and has made them aware of their child’s difficulties. • The parents are given advice and support in connection with the event,which in many cases has empowered them in their parental role and has increased their parental responsibility. • Swift and easy collaboration is provided as necessary between families, social services and the school involved .

  9. Effects of Turning Point • In addition, the project has helped create meaningful recreational activities for children and adolescents and has made contact with other government agencies easier, when necessary. • Intervention at the first offense often reduces recidivism, which in turn leads to a reduction in everyday crimes, increases security, and is more economic in both the short- and long-term. .

  10. Results or Assessment of the project • There have been a total of 78 families who has participated in the project. • 8 of this families have declined contact whit the project. • An additional 9 families did not come after my request to attend a meeting. • The project has been in touch with 53 boys and 25 girls. • The crimes the girls were reported for were • 20 cases of shoplifting • 1 fraud and • 4 assault and robbery. No family declined help from the project when they were offered help in connection with a police interrogation.

  11. Results or Assessment of the project

  12. Results or Assessment of the project Types of crimes

  13. Recidivism • The recidivism in the project was 8 of 78. These were adolescents between the ages of 14-16 years and all of them were boys. • These 8 cases were then investigated and were provided with interventions through social services.

  14. Turning point OUR EMAIL ADDRESSES ARE: anette.larsson@bergsjon.goteborg.se danijela.tesan@bergsjon.goteborg.se

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